18 January 2011

Belgian milk sellers, circa 1890-1900

An example of "Photochrom" photography a century ago.

From the Belgium Library of Congress, via Vintage Photography.

2 comments:

  1. JDJarvisJanuary 18, 2011 at 12:00 PM

    It's an example of the photochrom process which was a lithographic method of producing color prints from black and white negatives.

    (sorry for double comment)

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  2. MinnesotastanJanuary 18, 2011 at 12:20 PM

    Ahhh... Thank you for clarifying that, JD. I hadn't understood it correctly. Text fixed (and duplicate comment erased).

    Thanks!

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